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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 962 · 40 sums
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The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

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  1. 1.Ananya has ₹800. First Ananya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and a lunch box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
  2. 2.For Kabir, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  3. 3.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a video game (c) a remote-control car (d) designer sunglasses
  4. 4.For Arjun, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a glitter pen set (c) rice and dal (d) a new party dress
  6. 6.Ananya has ₹850. First Ananya pays for needs: a geometry box (₹230) and a water bottle (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a raincoat (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
  8. 8.Kabir has ₹300. First Kabir pays for needs: a water bottle (₹60) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  9. 9.For Zoya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  10. 10.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) a school uniform (c) soap (d) a new party dress
  11. 11.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a new party dress (c) a sticker album (d) a third cricket bat
  12. 12.For Ananya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  13. 13.For Gurpreet, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  14. 14.For Rohan, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  15. 15.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a glitter pen set (c) bus fare to school (d) a video game
  16. 16.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) medicine when ill (c) vegetables (d) sweets every day
  17. 17.Kabir has ₹900. First Kabir pays for needs: school shoes (₹290) and a water bottle (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  18. 18.Joseph has ₹950. First Joseph pays for needs: a raincoat (₹300) and notebooks (₹200). How many rupees are left for wants?
  19. 19.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) soap (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  20. 20.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) vegetables (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  21. 21.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
  22. 22.For Kavya, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a school uniform (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
  24. 24.For Joseph, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Karan has ₹550. First Karan pays for needs: a school uniform (₹110) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Sneha has ₹850. First Sneha pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and a lunch box (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  27. 27.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) bus fare to school (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
  28. 28.Meera has ₹850. First Meera pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and socks (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  29. 29.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) extra comic books (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  30. 30.Priya has ₹300. First Priya pays for needs: notebooks (₹60) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  31. 31.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) drinking water
  32. 32.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a bigger TV (b) soap (c) rice and dal (d) medicine when ill
  33. 33.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) sweets every day
  34. 34.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.For Karan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  36. 36.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) school shoes (c) a schoolbag (d) a glitter pen set
  37. 37.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a glitter pen set (c) a remote-control car (d) a schoolbag
  38. 38.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) designer sunglasses (c) a warm blanket (d) drinking water
  39. 39.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a video game (d) a new party dress
  40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) school shoes (c) medicine when ill (d) milk

Answer key

  1. 500
  2. Need
  3. milk
  4. Want
  5. rice and dal
  6. 470
  7. a raincoat
  8. 180
  9. Want
  10. a new party dress
  11. a school uniform
  12. Need
  13. Want
  14. Need
  15. bus fare to school
  16. sweets every day
  17. 400
  18. 450
  19. soap
  20. vegetables
  21. a toy robot
  22. Need
  23. a school uniform
  24. Want
  25. 390
  26. 550
  27. a third cricket bat
  28. 700
  29. medicine when ill
  30. 150
  31. a bigger TV
  32. a bigger TV
  33. school shoes
  34. Need
  35. Need
  36. a glitter pen set
  37. a schoolbag
  38. designer sunglasses
  39. soap
  40. extra comic books

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